TOTAL REVENUE - FISCAL 2025
$53,249,669
Up 78.4% from $29,846,843 in fiscal 2024.
Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation
Des Moines, Iowa - EIN 42-1127544 - Latest filing: fiscal 2025 (Jul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025)
HOW TO READ THIS PAGE
How to read this page: every figure below is from the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed May 14, 2026. People named below are shown as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed May 14, 2026 - the filing is a snapshot of that fiscal year, not a list of current officeholders.
THE FILING IN ONE PARAGRAPH
Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation reported $53,249,669 in revenue and $40,686,975 in expenses in fiscal 2025, a surplus of $12,562,694 for the year. Program services took $39,144,435 of expenses, or 96.2%. The organization closed the year with $119,442,810 in net assets - about 35.2 months of expenses at the fiscal-2025 spending level.
At a Glance - Fiscal 2025
All values are fiscal 2025 unless a tile says otherwise.
TOTAL EXPENSES - FISCAL 2025
$40,686,975
Revenue minus expenses: $12,562,694 in fiscal 2025.
PROGRAM EXPENSE SHARE - FISCAL 2025
96.2%
$39,144,435 of $40,686,975 went to program services.
NET ASSETS - END OF FISCAL 2025
$119,442,810
Total assets $156,087,579 minus total liabilities $36,644,769.
TOP EXECUTIVE PAY - FISCAL 2025
$236,659
Joe McGovern, President, as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed May 14, 2026. Total across all compensation columns.
PEOPLE REPORTED - FISCAL 2025
62 Employees
Plus 625 volunteers reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990.
Money In, Money Out - Fiscal 2025
Revenue and expenses as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed May 14, 2026. Donated goods are separated from cash so food and supply donations do not read as cash income.
Where the Money Went - Fiscal 2025
Management and general is the figure reported on the filing (Part IX total); where a filing does not carry it, it is computed as the residual of total expenses minus program and fundraising expenses. Cost to raise a dollar in fiscal 2025: $0.03 - $610,593 in fundraising expenses divided by $17,723,203 in total contributions. On cash contributions only: $0.09.
Where the Money Came From - Fiscal 2025
| Source | Fiscal 2025 |
|---|---|
| Total Contributions | $17,723,203 |
| Of Which Cash Contributions | $6,524,817 |
| Of Which Donated Goods (Noncash) | $11,198,386 |
| Government Grants | $110,888 |
| All Other Contributions | $17,612,315 |
| Program Service Revenue | $31,118,734 |
| Investment Income | $4,262,042 |
| Other Revenue | $145,690 |
| Total Revenue (All Sources) | $53,249,669 |
Donated Goods Are a Large Share Here
For this organization, donated goods were $11,198,386 of $17,723,203 in contributions in fiscal 2025 - a large share of reported contributions is goods valued in dollars, not cash. The cash and noncash split is shown above, and any cost-to-raise-a-dollar figure is shown both ways.
Reserves and Balance Sheet - Fiscal 2025
Reserves and Runway
35.2 Months
of reserves - $119,442,810 in net assets at the end of fiscal 2025, divided by average monthly expenses of about $3,390,581 in fiscal 2025.
Net assets can include donor-restricted funds, buildings and other assets that cannot be spent like cash. Treat months of reserves as a scale measure, not as cash in the bank.
Balance Sheet - End of Fiscal 2025
| Total Assets | $156,087,579 |
| Total Liabilities | $36,644,769 |
| Liabilities as Share of Assets | 23.5% |
| Net Assets | $119,442,810 |
Leadership Pay - Fiscal 2025
Pay is the summed total across all compensation columns on the Form 990 - pay from the organization, pay from related organizations, and other compensation. People are shown as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed May 14, 2026.
| Name and Title, as Reported | Total Pay - Fiscal 2025 | Share of Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Joe McGovern - President | $236,659 | 0.58% |
| Susan Johnson - CFO | $157,358 | 0.39% |
| Lisa Hein - Sr Dir For Conservation Programs | $118,288 | 0.29% |
The full Part VII table lists every officer, director, trustee and key employee named on the filing, with hours and the same summed total. Compensation is reported for the calendar year ending within the fiscal year, per the Form 990.
Board and Governance - Fiscal 2025
Board and policy answers as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed May 14, 2026.
Board Roster - as Reported on the Fiscal-2025 Form 990
32 voting members, 31 independent - independence count as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990.
| Name, as Reported | Role, as Reported |
|---|---|
| Joe McGovern | President |
| Susan Johnson | CFO |
| Lisa Hein | Sr Dir For Conservation Programs |
| Greg Grupp | Chair |
| David Brown | First Vice Chair |
| Lori Howe | Second Vice Chair |
| Peg Armstrong-Gustafson | Secretary |
| Wendy Wiedner | Treasurer |
| Garth Adams | Director |
| Amy Anderson | Director |
| Gilda Boyer | Director |
| Ed Cox | Director |
| Mike Decook | Director |
| Paul Easter | Director |
| Vern Fish | Director |
| John Fisher | Director |
| John Gray | Director |
| Neil Hamilton | Director |
| Rajee Harris | Director |
| Bob Jester | Director |
| Jeff Lockwood | Director |
| Jan Lovell | Director |
| David Mackaman | Director |
| Paul Morf | Director |
| Elizabeth Neumann | Director |
| John Newman | Director |
| Richard Ramsay | Director |
| Carole Sargent Reichardt | Director |
| Susan Salterberg | Director |
| Susan Shullaw | Director |
| Seth Watkins | Director |
| Paul Willis | Director |
| Will Anderson | Director (End 10/2024) |
| Thomas Hoff | Director (End 10/2024) |
| Laura Stein | CFO (April 25-Sept 25) |
Governance Policy Flags - Fiscal 2025
Conflict of Interest PolicyYes - Reported
Whistleblower PolicyYes - Reported
Document Retention PolicyYes - Reported
Audited Financial StatementsYes - Reported
Audit CommitteeYes - Reported
Board Size and Independence32 voting / 31 independent
Flags report what the organization answered on the Form 990. A Yes means the policy was reported on the filing; it is not an outside review of how the policy works in practice.
Grants - Fiscal 2025
Grants Made - Fiscal 2025
This organization reported $0 in grants paid and filed no Schedule I for fiscal 2025. The page states that directly instead of leaving a blank grants section. Grantmaking organizations show a full recipient list in this section - recipient name, amount and stated purpose, as reported.
Trend - Revenue
Years are shown only where a filing is held. Missing years are absent, never filled in.
| Fiscal Year | Revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Fiscal 2024 (Prior-Year Column on the Fiscal-2025 Filing) | $29,846,843 | - |
| Fiscal 2025 | $53,249,669 | +78.4% |
This table grows to a 10-year view (revenue, expenses, net assets and top pay) as earlier filings for this organization are added to the record. Missing years are absent, never filled in.
Filings on Record
| Tax Period | Form | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025 | Form 990 | In Force - Filed May 14, 2026 | Original Filing at the IRS |
If an amended return is filed, the newest amended return supersedes the earlier one and the table marks which filing is in force.